Checklist Intervention Improves Surgical Safety
Surgical safety checklist reimplementation improved team performance, safety culture, and patient outcomes.
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Medication Reconciliation Reduces Errors at Discharge
Researchers compared routine, pharmacist-led medication reconciliation with standard care to reduce medication errors and healthcare use.
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Postoperative Opioid Guidelines Reduce Morphine Use
A standardized guideline for opioid prescribing reduced morphine use in patients who underwent emergency surgery.
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2014 to 2021 Saw Rise in US Maternal Mortality Rate
The US maternal mortality rate increased significantly between 2014 and 2021, prompting researchers to call for greater efforts to address underlying causes.
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Vaginal Dilation Benefits Cervical Cancer Survivors
Timely initiation of vaginal dilation therapy improved vaginal health and sexual well-being in patients who received cervical cancer treatment.
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Smoking Raises Mortality Risk in Stages 1-2 Melanoma
Patients who smoked at the time of their diagnosis had significantly increased melanoma-associated death compared with nonsmokers.
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Views on PCP Telemedicine Consultations Vary
PCPs and hospitalists recognized the value of PCP telemedicine consults for hospitalized patients but had different views of their importance and frequency.
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More Physical Activity Needed to Cut Risk for Obesity Among Those With Genetic Risk
Researchers analyzed participants’ polygenic risk scores for BMI and estimated how many steps per day were needed to reduce the risk of obesity.
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Gains in Heart Failure Mortality Have Been Erased
Heart failure-related mortality declined from 1999 to 2012, but the trend reversed entirely over the decade that followed, according to recent research.
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Buteyko Breathing Technique Improves Asthma Symptoms
Researchers studied the Buteyko breathing technique’s efficacy as a complementary therapy for patients with asthma who received pharmacological treatment.
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Improvements Seen in Post-Allo-HCT Outcomes for Older Adults With AML
Older adults with acute myeloid leukemia had improved survival and lower mortality for years after receiving allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
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Computer Prompts Could Reduce Empiric Antibiotic Use for UTI
Computerized provider order entry prompts with risk estimates for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) could reduce antibiotic use for urinary tract infections.
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Strong Patient-Clinician Relationships Support Precision Oncology
Oncologists who stay current and knowledgeable about comprehensive biomarker testing are more likely to empower their patients.
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Excessive Internet Use Tied to More Absences for Teens
Researchers identified associations for excessive Internet use, short sleep, and low physical activity with unexcused and medical absences.
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Physical Activity Supports ECOG Performance Status Measurement
Physical activity can serve as an objective measure to complement subjective ECOG Performance Status measurements in patients with advanced lung cancer.
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High Patient Volume Linked to Immunotherapy Disparities
Study authors advocated for more judicious immunotherapy use in patients with stage 3a melanoma.
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AI-Generated Responses to Patient Portal Messages Are Feasible, Usable
Physicians reported improvements in well-being after they started using AI-generated responses for patient messages that were delivered electronically.
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Obesity More Prevalent in Multiracial Patients
Multiracial Asian and Pacific Islander patients had higher rates of obesity compared with single-race Asian and White patients.
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Noninvasive Imaging Aids Selection of Patients With Stenosis Needing Revascularization
Computed tomography fractional flow reserve analysis helped clinicians identify which patients with stenosis would benefit from revascularization procedures.
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Elimination of Extended-Release Opioids Can Improve Outcomes After TKR
Patients undergoing total knee replacement had shorter lengths of stay and reduced antiemetic use when extended-release opioids were eliminated.
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